Central Michigan ended its 10-game losing streak Saturday night and in the process sent host Northern Illinois to its eighth straight defeat, prevailing 69-50 at the Convocation Center.

After taking a slim 28-25 halftime advantage, the Chippewas (10-18, 3-11 Mid-American Conference) lost its lead when the Huskies outscored them 8-2 in the early stages of the second half.

But CMU regrouped by going on a 12-0 run, capped by a layup from freshman point guard Chris Fowler with 11:46 left that made it 42-33 in Central’s favor. After NIU put a brief end to the run shortly thereafter, another Chippewas freshman in Blake Hibbitts drained a 3-pointer to keep momentum on the side of the visitors.

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Northern Illinois (5-22, 3-11) never got within closer than eight points the rest of the way and with the score sitting at 58-50 at the 2:41 mark, Central Michigan finished the contest with an 11-0 run to take the final score into blowout territory.

Fowler had a tremendous game for the Chippewas as he led all scorers with 16 points to go with eight assists and five rebounds. He shot 4-of-6 from the floor and 7-of-11 at the charity stripe. Kyle Randall chipped in with 14 points and five boards, while John Simons added 10 points. Blake Hibbitts scored nine. Austin Keel and Olivier Mbaigoto both put in six.

Central Michigan shot 20-of-42 from the floor, 8-of-18 from 3-point range, and 21-of-26 from the free throw line. Meanwhile, the Huskies were 22-of-53 on its field goal attempts including 1-of-14 behind the arc while also hitting on just 5-of-11 at the free throw line.

The Chippewas play their final home game Tuesday when they entertain Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m.